“SPARSH – an exclusive orthopedic oncology clinic” was established in 2010 by Dr Mandip Shah in Ahmedabad. It is a superspeciality clinic and only of its kind in the whole state of Gujarat, that is dedicated to the treatment of patients with Bone & Soft Tissue Tumors. As a result of the pioneering efforts and very high quality of care, Sparsh has become a popular and respected centre for the treatment of musculoskeletal tumors. More than 4000 patients have been successfully treated so far at Sparsh!
Orthopedic oncology is a unique, novel branch of medicine dealing with cancers and other tumors of bone and soft tissues of extremities, spine and pelvis. In simple terms, it is a branch of medical science which aims at managing patients with tumors of hand, forearm, arm, foot, leg, thigh, leg, foot, arm, forearm, hand, pelvic area, back and spine whether inside or outside the bone.
Dr. Mandip Shah is an Orthopaedic surgeon from Ahmedabad. He accomplished his basic Orthopedic Oncology training at the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai which is considered as the “Mecca” for cancer treatment. He later trained at some of the most renowned cancer centers in the world; like Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – New York, Mount Sinai Hospital – Princess Margaret Cancer Center – Toronto and Jackson Memorial hospital – Miami – USA etc., where he gained extensive experience and skill in the subject. He also is the ONLY orthopedic surgeon of Gujarat to have acquired Diploma in Tissue banking from National University Hospital – Singapore!
Treatment of Primary Malignant Bone Tumors like Osteosarcoma, Ewing’s Sarcoma & Chondrosarcoma
Treatment of Benign Tumors of bone - Innovative “Extended” curettage technique to decrease recurrence rates
Minimally invasive management options for bone tumors like radio-frequency ablation - drill resection - sclerotherapy
Treatment of Extremity Soft tissue sarcoma
Comprehensive multimodality care for patients with Bone Metastasis – Specialized surgeries for pathological Fracture
Primary and secondary tumors of spine
Megaprosthetic reconstruction around Knee, Shoulder, elbow & Hip after tumor resection
Biological reconstructive techniques – autogenous, vascularised and allogenous bone grafting
Reimplantation of cancerous bone after tumor sterilization with extracorporeal radiation or cryotherapy
Pelvic and acetabular resections – Internal Hemipelvectomies
3D printing options in orthopedic oncology
Unique surgeries – Van Ness Rotationplasty, Clavicula – pro - Humero
Major amputations – forequarter, hindquarter, hip disarticulations
Highly effective percutaneous Core Needle Biopsies, CT guided biopsies for deep seated lesions
Management of Bone - Joint - Implant and other Orthopedic infections
Management of failed orthopedic surgeries - Resistant non-unions, Gape non-unions infected nonunions
Complex bony defect reconstruction
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